The Philosopher And The King Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFG| A Philosopher included in the same sentence of condemnation with several guilty persons among whom he had been apprehended sent the following lines composed suddenly in the moment when he was going to death to a certain King whom had ignorantly condemned him | A |
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| Know this O King that if thou shalt destroy | B |
| Me no man's enemy and who have liv'd | C |
| Obedient to the Laws thou may'st with ease | D |
| Strike off a wise man's head but taught the truth | E |
| Hereafter shalt with vain regret deplore | F |
| Thy city's loss of One her chief support | G |
William Cowper
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